Paul Lowe, a New York City stylist, found inspiration in a classic toy for his celestial creation: "I wanted to mimic the look of a Lite-Brite, so I punched holes to create a simple crescent moon-shaped image, then added a string of tiny bulbs to make it glow," he says.

Instructions:1. Cut your pumpkin around the stem, remove the top, and scoop out the pulp. (Or to avoid visible cut lines, carve a hole out of the bottom of the pumpkin and remove the pulp that way.)

2. Print the template from countryliving.com/oct-templates. Use a copier to resize the image if necessary, then center it on the pumpkin and affix with masking tape.

3. With an awl ($3.39; createforless.com), punch the outline of the design through the pumpkin's flesh.

4. Remove the template and fit each hole with a bulb from a set of battery-powered string lights ($4.50; noveltylights.com).